speckle

/ˈspɛkəl/

noun

  1. 1

    A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.

  2. 2

    The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.

  3. 3

    Kind; sort.

  4. 4

    A cluster of interchromatin granules in a nucleus

verb

  1. 1

    To mark with speckles.

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